City of Monash announces Community Grants Program in Australia

Deadline: 2-Mar-23

The City of Monash has announced the applications for Community Grants Program to support community groups and organisations to deliver projects, activities and events to strengthen, enhance and benefit the Monash community.

The grants program also assists community groups to make a creative contribution to their community by supporting programs and events that celebrate and bring people together to share their vibrant and diverse cultures.

Categories

• Active Projects
• Arts & Cultural Projects
• Community Events
• Community Strengthening
• Community Group Cultural Celebrations
• Hall Only
• Major Festivals
• Positive Ageing
• Neighbourhood House
• Specialist Services

Funding Categories

• Active Projects:
  • Up to $2,000
  • Duration: One year
• Arts & Cultural Projects:
  • Up to $5,000 
  • Duration: One year
• Community Events:
  • Up to $7,000
  • Duration: One year
• Community Strengthening:
  • Up to $20,000
  • Duration: One year
• Community Group Cultural Celebrations:
  • Up to $1,500 per year
  • Duration: Up to three years
• Hall Only:
  • Up to $15,000
  • Duration: Up to three years
• Major Festivals: 
  • Up to $20,000
  • Duration: One year
• Positive Ageing:
  • Up to $5,000 per year
  • Duration: Up to three years
• Neighbourhood House:
  • Up to $10,000 per year
  • Duration: Up to three years
• Specialist Services:
  • Not given
  • Duration: Up to three years

What cannot be funded?

• Employment of staff in an ongoing position (or a contract that is longer than the time-frame of the funded activity) 
• Catering (with the exception of Positive Ageing, Community Strengthening and Arts & Cultural Projects categories) 
• Research 
• Activities that are primarily commercial 
• Fundraising activities, with the exception of local service clubs
• Activities that are inconsistent with Council’s objectives 
• Conferences or conference sponsorship 
• Debt payment 
• Travel expenses, including bus hire, public transport 
• An individual person’s expenses 
• Capital infrastructure 
• Utilities, such as water, electricity, gas and rates 
• Insurance 
• Activities that duplicate existing services or programs in Monash 
• Gifts and prizes 
• Administration expenses over $100 
• Alcohol 
• Assets & equipment over $250 
• Digital equipment, including tablets, computers, phones, etc. 
• Auspice Fees.

Eligibility Criteria

• There are a number of factors which determine an applicant’s eligibility for funding through the MCGP.
• Some of these relate to the category and type of project that you are seeking funding for, but there are also essential eligibility criteria that ALL applicants must meet.
• Most importantly, all applicants must be a not-for profit incorporated association/organisation (or be auspiced by a not-for profit incorporated association/organisation) and must have a valid public liability insurance policy (minimum $20,000,000 coverage).

Who is not eligible to apply?

• Unincorporated organisations
• For-profit companies
• Individuals
• Organisations with outstanding MCGP documentation
• Organisations with debts to Council
• Community groups with access to significant cash reserves
• Groups that meet outside the City of Monash boundaries
• Groups that meet in a venue that has Electronic Gaming Machines
• Late submissions

For more information, visit City of Monash.